Rosa hybrid variety rose plant named &#39;Poulnap002&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Floribunda class which has abundant, pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulnap002’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2000 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulnap002’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant pink flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots; and

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulnap002’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2000 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulnap002’ was selected in the spring of 2001 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulnap002’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2001. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulnap002’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulnap002’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are a flower bud, open flowers, petals detached, and reproductive flower parts. Illustrated in FIG. 2 are mature and juvenile leaves and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulnap002’,as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 3 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulriber’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,902 are compared to ‘Poulnap002’ in Chart 1.

Chart 1 ‘Poulnap002’ ‘Poulriber’ Petal Count 50 petals total, 3 of which 18 to 22 are petaloids Flower Diameter 120 65-75 mm General Tonality Red Group 43C Red Group 40C to 41B of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 18 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 52A.             Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145B with             strong intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 176A. Surface:             Smooth with strong pubescence. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with strong intonations of             Greyed-Red Group 178A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex:             Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin:             Margins have strong foliaceous appendages on three of the             five sepals. Sepal size: 35 mm long by 10 mm wide.             Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 8 mm in height by 10 mm             wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Anthocyanic pigments             the color of Greyed-Red Group 178A. Shape: Campanulate.             Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: 45 to 60 mm. Diameter: 3             to 4 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with strong             anthocyanic pigments the color of Greyed-Red Group 178A.             Strength: Strong. Peduncle: Length: 5 to 10 cm. Diameter: 4             mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne singly, and or             in clusters of up to 3 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Strong perfume. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 7 to 10             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 120 mm when open.             Flower depth is 60 mm. Flower shape: General shape is an             open cup with petals that curve out from the center. Shape             of flower, side view: Upon opening the upper portion is a             flattened convex. The lower portion is concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 50 petals             total, 3 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 43C.             Tonality changes to Red Group 48C as the flower ages.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, inner and outer petals Upper             surface: Red Group 43C splashed with Orange Group 25D at the             middle and basal zone. Lower surface: Red Group 52B splashed             with Red Group 49B at the middle zone. Basal petal spots,             upon opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 4A. Lower surface:             Yellow Group 4B. After opening, inner and outer petals Upper             surface: Red Group 55C. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 62B.             Basal petal spots, after opening: Upper surface: Yellow             Group 4C. Lower surface: Yellow Group 4C.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Moderate undulations of margin observed. Shape:             Generally broad and elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base             shape: Acute. Size: 65 mm (1)×75 mm (w). Texture: Smooth.             Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 30 mm (1) by 11 mm (w). Quantity: 3 on             average. Shape: Asymmetric, generally rounded. The apex is             rounded. The base is acute. Color: Upper surface is Red             Group 55C. Lower, Red-Purple Group 62B. Basal petaloid             spots, are Yellow Group 4C upper and lower side.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 3             mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 11B. Quantity: 45 on             average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 13C and Orange-Red             Group 31A. Length: 7 mm. Pistils: Length: 10 mm. Quantity:             30 on average. Stigmas: Color: Orange-Red Group 31 C.             Styles: Color: Red Group 42C. Location of stigmas: Superior             in location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 60 cm in height,             and 60 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Greyed-Purple Group 183A.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Length: On average,             canes are 50 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 8 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there             is an average distance of 25 mm between nodes. Surface             Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 15 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 7 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is concave. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 178A. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 161A.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 140 mm (1)×110 (w). Quantity:             4 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to             the stem: 90 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 152C to Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower             side: Yellow-Green Group 146C. Anthocyanin: Greyed-Red Group             178A on the margins and generalized throughout the leaflets.             Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group             147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 147C.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 15 mm in length.             Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad             based with outward extending apecies. Margins: Finely             serrated with few stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Petiole: Length: 20 mm. Diameter: 3 mm. Upper             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Surface: Stipitate             glands. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Observations: Few small prickles observed. Rachis: Length:             70 mm Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Surface: Stipitate glands. Lower surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144B. Observations: Few small prickles             observed. Leaflet: Quantity: Normal number of leaflets             leaves in middle of the stem is 7 leaflets. Margins:             Serrated. Size: Average size of the terminal leaflet on             normal leaves is 65 mm in length by 45 mm wide. Shape:             Generally oval. Base: Rounded. Apex: Mucronate. Texture:             Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate.             Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Very glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and             downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal             growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Floribunda rose class named ‘Poulnap002’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant pink flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 